Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 22:20:12 -0500 (CDT) From: "Daniel C. Fifield" <danf@JadeTech.com> To: spork <spork@super-g.com> Cc: "Gary D. Margiotta" <gary@tbe.net>, Jacob Suter <jsuter@linus.intrastar.net>, Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net>, Stephen Roome <steve@visint.co.uk>, shovey@buffnet.net, isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970710221419.16009A-100000@server1.bisnet.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970710194535.2341A-100000@super-g.inch.com>
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Hello everyone, This is the guy that put out the original question. I think we got a little side tracked with price. I am looking for the best solution. The way I look at is: I am and ISP and want to provide the most reliable low maintenance solution to my clients. I also want to have experience with the solutions I provide. I do not feel comfortable recommending a FreeBSD box to my clients which have little or no experience administering a UNIX system. The ideal system would allow us to do remote monitoring and administration. So with that said what do you think? Sincerely, Dan On Thu, 10 Jul 1997, spork wrote: > If cheap is the word, and the Ascend Pipe 130 makes you cringe, you might > want to try a Compatible Systems router (www.compatible.com). We are > starting to suggest these to T1 customers that need a cheap router. There > is a model that incorporates a T1 CSU for about $1200. It's not the > prettiest box, but it is all metal, and it even has an ON/OFF switch! > > The command line is a nice rip-off of IOS, and the thing runs nice and > cool... I would guess it could easily out-perform that little Livingston > Box based on a 386 (!?). They have an interesting line of stuff, and you > get free support and software for life, and an overnite replacement > program during the first x years... > > Charles > > On Thu, 10 Jul 1997, Gary D. Margiotta wrote: > > > > ISP Price for a Livingston OR-HS (T1/E1 capable office router, unlimited > > > IP's, doesn't do BGP4 but everything else including OSPF) for $649 ISP > > > price... Nice box based on the 386SX/25 running standard Livingston > > > ComOS > > > > Livingston has had some really buggy code lately...The new ComOS I got for > > our PM2 still insn't quite right...had 3.3.3 on there for a year, then > > went to 3.5. Some things don't stay set, and I've heard a lot of people > > complaining about the beta code they release (although beta releases are > > called beta for that reason...). I grew unhappy with them recently, > > otherwise we would've gotten a new PM3. Livingston is ok, but they > > haven't had as much time for R&D as some others. You would honestly get > > better performance out of a FreeBSD-made router. > > > > > > -Gary Margiotta > > TBE Internet Services > > http://www.tbe.net > > > >
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